Nitin Tomar was born on 30th April 1995 into the small village of Malakpur near Baraut in Uttar Pradesh to a wrestling family, Nitin was naturally inclined to sports, especially wrestling. His maternal uncles, Ashok Tomar and Prahlad Tomar were internationally recognized wrestlers and had brought home many accolades throughout their careers. Another of his uncles, Rajiv Tomar was an Olympian wrestler and had been\u00a0conferred with one of the highest honours in India for sports \u2013 The coveted Arjuna award. Young Nitin could not shy away from his genes. He did his schooling at Maharshi Dayanand Public School where he had a chance to take up Kabaddi as a regular school game due to the lack of facilities in his school for practising wrestling. However, this came as a blessing to the talented Nitin. He could practice more on his calling take baby steps towards Kabaddi and use the stamina that he garnered as a wrestler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He performed so well in his school\u2019s annual events that his teachers took him to local matches for more exposure. He played his Junior Nationals in Chhattisgarh and won gold, making it one of the\u00a0major accolades of his life. Ever since he started playing, he used to go to the gym and fitness training at 4 AM and then to school and practice Kabaddi in the evening. His family supported him wholeheartedly and in return, he supported them financially when he used to\u00a0win cash prizes in local tournaments. He graduated from Shamal Samark Inter-College where he got an opportunity to perfect his skills as a raider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2012, there was a local Kabaddi tournament that was happening near his locality in the village of Dhanura. The Kabaddi teams of the Indian Army, Indian Air Force, and Indian Navy were also participating in this local match. This caught Nitin\u2019s eye like a big opportunity and he participated in this tournament with his village team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Considering his stellar performance against them, all three forces offered him a chance to play for them and Tomar chose the Navy and started playing Kabaddi for the Navy under sports quota. Since then he has represented Services in Nationals for Kabaddi. He garnered many accolades for the team and he kept perfecting himself as an elite player of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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